Our team

Executive

• Chuck Davidson

  President & Chief Executive Officer

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  Amanda Macdonald

  Chief Operating Officer

  • 1 204 954 1984
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  Kathy Tarrant

  Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Corporate Partnerships

  • 1 204 260 9181
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  Natalie Thiesen

  Vice President, Tourism

  • 1 204 954 1978

• Alberto Velasco-Acosta

  Vice President, Economic Development

  • 1 204 954 1972
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  Kelley Malowski

  Vice President, Finance & Corporate Services

  • 1 204 954 1980

• Shannon Hamilton

  Associate Chief of Staff

  • 1 204 954 1998

• Sophie Page

  Executive Assistant

  • 1 204 954 1986

Business Development

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  Keri Zeghers

  Director of Business Development

  • 1 204 954 0771
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  William Findlater

  Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

  • 1 204 954 1971
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  Brenden Lawrence

  Senior Manager, Investment

  • 1 204 954 1974

• Melissa Kaminsky

  Business Development Manager, Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace sectors

  • 1 204 954 0991
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  Lindsay Goodine

  Business Development Manager, Agribusiness, Life Sciences and Transportation & Distribution sectors

  • 1 204 954 0774

• Taku Mushosho

  Business Development Manager, Technology, Finance and Creative sectors

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  Maria Tan

  Business Development Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 0779

Foreign Direct Investment

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  Christine Perrin

  Director of Foreign Direct Investment

  • 1 204 954 1973
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  Prem Modha

  Manager, Europe

  • 1 204 954 0773

• César Bueno

  Manager, North America

  • 1 204 954 0772
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  Marysia Pawlak

  Business Development Coordinator, Europe

  • 1 204 954 1965
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  Vivek Raj

  Acting Officer, Indo-Pacific

  • 1 204 954 0778

• Sahil Goti

  Business Development Coordinator, North America

  • 1 204 954 1997

Talent and Workforce Development

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  Ashley Dunlop

  Director of Talent and Workforce Development

  • 1 204 954 0997
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  Veronica Fierro

  Manager, Talent and Workforce Development

  • 1 204 954 1994

• Mitchell DeFehr

  Project Manager, Talent and Workforce Development

  • 1 204 954 0995
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  Alex Kirbyson

  Talent and Workforce Development Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 0990

Tourism

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  Frances Wellink

  Director of Business Development - Tourism

  • 1 204 954 0777
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  Maria Paletta

  Business Development Manager, Business Events

  • 1 204 954 1981
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  Sarah Robinson

  Business Development Manager, Travel Trade

  • 1 204 954 1995
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  Melissa Burns

  Business Development Manager, Sports & Special Events

  • 1 204 954 1989

• Mark Fallis

  Business Development Manager, Business Events

  • 1 204 954 1992
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  Brittany Fox (On maternity leave)

  Project Manager

• Jillian Mazur

  Term Project Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 1967
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  Joshua Lazaro

  Business Development Project Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 1999

• Camilo Ochoa

  Business Development Project Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 0999

• Susan Ainley

  Client Services & Marketing Coordinator

Corporate Partnerships

• Florence Ozirney

  Manager, Partner Engagement & Events

  • 1 204 954 1966
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  Mirajul Joy

  Event & Project Coordinator

  • 1 204 954 1969

Corporate Communications

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  Gillian Chester

  Director, Corporate Communications

  • 1 204 954 1977
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  Taylor Fenn

  Manager, Partner Communications & Media Relations

  • 1 204 285 6729

• Katie Bergman

  Corporate Communications Specialist

  • 1 204 285 6724

• Danielle Salchert

  Travel Media & Influencer Relations Coordinator

  • 1 204 285 6728

Corporate Services

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  Yajing Li

  Office and Human Resource Manager

• Donna Marushechka

  Receptionist and Office Assistant

  • wpginfo@winnipegedt.com
  • 1 204 954 1970
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  Alyssa Ward

  Project & Strategy Specialist

  • 1 204 954 0996

Marketing

• Tyler Walsh

  Director of Marketing

  • 1 204 954 1979
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  Anne Royal (On maternity leave)

  Manager, Marketing

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  Mike Green

  Content & Communications Manager

  • 1 204 954 1993
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  Kelly Krebs

  Destination Experience Manager

  • 1 204 954 1963
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  Maddy Reico

  Digital & Content Marketing Manager

  • 1 204 954 1968
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  Abby Matheson

  Digital Engagement Specialist

  • 1 204 954 1960
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  Camila Albuquerque

  Graphic Designer

  • 1 204 954 1964
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  Ria Gupta

  Digital Marketing Specialist

  • 1 204 954 1961
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  Alyssa Tomchak

  Marketing Coordinator

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  Katerina Goutsos

  Term Marketing Project Specialist

  • 1 204 954 0770

Market Intelligence

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  Roxana Ibañez

  Director of Research & Market Intelligence

  • 1 204 944 3323

• Amit Saini

  Data Engineering Manager

  • 1 204 954 0994
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  Cheryl Hooper

  Market Researcher

  • 1 204 954 0998
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  Kristy Halischak

  BI Systems Administrator

  • 1 204 954 1983
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  Aishwarya Hatti

  Data Analyst

• Daniel Tingskou

  Economist

  • 1 204 954 1987

• Denise Zaporzan

  President & CEO

  Asteria Global

  Chair

• Danny Wright

  Partner

  Tax and Managing Partner, Winnipeg PwC

  Chair of Finance

• Brad Peacock, CFA, ICD.D

  President & Chief Investment Officer

  Megill-Stephenson Company Limited

  Vice Chair

• Dennis Meeches

  President

  Tribal Council Investment Group (TCIG)

• Nick Hays

  President and CEO

  Winnipeg Airports Authority

• Sofia Mirza

  K.C. Partner

  Fillmore Riley LLP

• Jacques Lavergne

  General Manager

  Delta Hotels by Marriott Winnipeg

• Diane Lee Sousa

  Director of Finance and Administration

  Exchange Technology Services

• Ray Karasevich

  President & CEO

  Assiniboine Park Conservancy

• Robyn Normandale

  Director, People and Culture

  Innovair Group

• Raif Richardson

  Senior Vice President, Multimodal

  Bison Transport

• Cheryl Zealand

  President & CEO

  Cranked Energy Bars

• Matt Dryburgh (Ex-Officio)

  Interim Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

  City of Winnipeg

• Mark Rosner (Ex-Officio)

  Chief of Staff to the Premier

  Province of Manitoba